| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 201 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Steps of a systematic review -- Step 1: Framing questions for a review -- Step 2: Identifying relevant literature -- Step 3: Assessing the quality of the literature -- Step 4: Summarizing the evidence -- Step 5: Interpreting the findings -- Case studies -- Case study 1: Identifying and appraising systematic reviews -- Case study 2: Reviewing evidence on safety of a public health intervention -- Case study 3: Reviewing evidence on effectiveness of therapy -- Case study 4: Reviewing evidence on accuracy of a test -- Case study 5: Reviewing qualitative evidence to evaluate patient experience / [contribution by] Elaine Denny -- Case study 6: Reviewing evidence on the effects of educational intervention / [contribution by] Sharon Buckley -- Case study 7: Gauging strength of evidence to guide decision making / [contribution by] Katja Suter -- Case study 8: To use or not to use a therapy? Incorporating evidence on adverse effects / [contribution by] Katja Suter -- Suggested reading -- Glossary -- Index |
| Summary |
Drawn together by authors who are veterans of systematic reviews, this book will take you through the process of first framing the right question identifying the relevant literature, assessing the quality of the literature, summarizing the evidence and then interpreting the findings |
| Notes |
"First published in Great Britain in 2003 by Royal Society of Medicine Press." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record and online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCOhost eBook Collection, viewed May 7, 2014) |
| Subject |
Systematic reviews (Medical research) -- Great Britain
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Evidence-based medicine -- Great Britain
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Evidence-based medicine.
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Evidence-Based Medicine
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Practice Guidelines as Topic
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Review Literature as Topic
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MEDICAL -- Research.
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Evidence-based medicine
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Systematic reviews (Medical research)
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Evidenz-basierte Medizin
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Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kunz, Regina, author
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Kleijnen, Jos, author
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Antes, Gerd, author
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Royal Society of Medicine (Great Britain)
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| LC no. |
2011499633 |
| ISBN |
9781853157998 |
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1853157996 |
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661329666X |
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9786613296665 |
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